A quick and easy chickpea salad with a cool and creamy tzatziki dressing!
Tzatziki Sauce, a Greek style cucumber sauce with yogurt, garlic, lemon and fresh herbs, is a favourite of mine and it goes well in so many things, like this chickpea salad! A while ago I shared a recipe for a tzatziki potato salad where a basic potato salad was dressed in a tzatziki sauce and this is a simple chickpea salad version. This salad starts out with the tzatziki and chickpeas and then it builds things out with the ingredients from a classic Greek style salad, including: cucumber, tomato, kalamata olives and feta. Not only is this salad packed with fresh ingredients but it’s also cool, creamy and full of flavour!
Tzatziki Chickpea Salad
Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4
A quick and easy chickpea salad with a cool and creamy tzatziki dressing!
ingredients
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, grated, and squeezed to drain
- 1 clove garlic, minced/grated
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped *
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (~1/2 lemon)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup tomato, diced
- 1/2 cup cucumber, diced
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives, sliced
- 1/4 cup feta, crumbled
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
For the tzatziki:
For the chickpea salad:
directions
- Mix the yogurt, shredded cucumber, garlic, dill, lemon zest, and lemon juice before seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
- Toss everything with the tzatziki sauce and enjoy!
For the tzatziki:
For the chickpea salad:
Option: Replace 1/4 cup Greek yogurt with 1/4 cup mayonnaise.
Option: * Use any combination of dill, mint, and/or parsley.
Option: Add 2 tablespoons red onion, diced, to the salad.
Option: Add 2 stalks of celery, diced, to the salad.
Option: Add 1 (5 ounce) can tuna, drained, to the salad.
Option: Make it a tzatziki tuna salad by replacing the 2 cans of chickpeas with 2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained!
Option: * Use any combination of dill, mint, and/or parsley.
Option: Add 2 tablespoons red onion, diced, to the salad.
Option: Add 2 stalks of celery, diced, to the salad.
Option: Add 1 (5 ounce) can tuna, drained, to the salad.
Option: Make it a tzatziki tuna salad by replacing the 2 cans of chickpeas with 2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 213, Fat 6g (Saturated 3g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 13mg, Sodium 711mg, Carbs 52g (Fiber 14g, Sugars 1g), Protein 19g
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I saw the tuna option, and I thought I could see this salad as a substitute for tuna salad. I can imagine serving it on some good pita or flatbread. I’m going to try it this weekend.